DEATHS
- PART I
Compiled
by Bob Bond
Obituaries are taken from the Carleton Place Herald, Lanark Era,
Perth Courier, Almonte Gazette & other newspapers
CARLTON PLACE HERALD February 4, 1902
VERGING ON THE CENTURY
Mr. Joseph Bond, a former resident of Carleton Place, died on Sunday at the patriarchal age of 96 years at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Willoughby, in Cardinal, Ont. where he has been residing for the past year. The deceased was a native of Dublin, Ireland, but emigrated to this country seventy-five years ago. In 1834 he became a resident of Carleton Place where he remained some forty years. Subsequently he removed to Almonte and was for a number of years a respected resident of that place. Since the death of his wife twenty-eight years ago, Mr. Bond spent a good deal of time with his children of whom there was a large family. Eight survive. George, Lanark; Robert, Ottawa; Richard, British Columbia; Mrs. Willoughby, Cardinal; Mrs. (Senator) Wm. Templeman and Mrs. John Thoburn, Victoria, B.C.; and Mrs. Samuel McAdam, Toronto. The funeral is tomorrow under the supervision of the Masonic Order.
LANARK ERA Wed. January 29th, 1902
At Cardinal, Ont. Joseph Bond, age 93 years, on Wed. Jan. 29th. He was a native of Dublin, Ireland, and came to this country about 75 years ago. He settled in Carleton Place in 1834, where he lived for some forty years before moving to Almonte. Since the death of his wife he has lived with his children. Of a large family, eight survive; George, of Lanark; Robert, of Ottawa; Richard, in BC; Mrs. Willoughby, Cardinal; Mrs. (Senator) Wm. Templeman and Mrs. John Thoburn, Victoria, BC; Mrs. Samuel McAdam, Toronto.
The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Archives
Burial: Name: Joseph BOND, Date of Death: 2 February 1902, Date of Burial: not recorded,
Age: 96 years, Residence: Cardinal, Officiating Minister: The Rev. A. Elliott, Interred: St. James Cemetery, Parish: St. James, Carleton Place, Volume: 214
THE ALMONTE GAZETTE
Bond - Henrietta, 65 years, 11 April 1875, wife of Joseph Bond, Almonte.
Con. 7, Lot 20, Ramsay, Sect. A, #205, Henrietta, wife of Joseph Bond died 11 April 1875, 65 yr.
The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Archives
Burial: Name: Henrietta BOND, Date of Death: not recorded, Date of Burial: 12 April 1875,
Age: 65 years, Officiating Minister: The Rev. J. K. McMorine, Interred: Ramsay Glebe, Other Information: Wife of Joseph Bond, Born in Ireland, Died at Almonte, Parish: St. James, Carleton Place, Volume: 5
St. James Anglican Cemetery Listing. The cemetery is located in Lanark County, Ramsay Township, Concession 7, Lot 2.
"BOND In memory of Henrietta wife of Joseph BOND died Apr 11, 1875 aged 65 yrs."
Died at Almonte of Dropsy , St. James Con 7, Lot 20, Ramsay, Sect. A - #205. Memorial Headstone in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Carleton Place.
THE LANARK ERA Wed. November 28th, 1917
In Lanark, at the Clyde Hotel, Mrs. George Bond, in her 89th year. Born in Limrick, Ireland, the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Perrett, who settled in or near Appleton. Her father was in the 71st Highland Light Infantry. Catherine Perrett married George Bond, at Carleton Place April 15th, 1858. They had three sons and two daughters; Joseph and William are dead; George lives in Sacramento, Cal.; Mrs. R. R. Drysdale, and Mrs. James N. Dobbie, both live in Lanark. Also surviving are H. W. Perrett, of Pembroke, Robert Perrett, of Chinook, Montana, and Mrs. Wm. Gibson, in Ross Twp., (Renfrew Co.) her brothers and sister.
PERTH COURIER Dec 7, 1917
At the home of her son-in-law, James Dobbie, Clyde Hotel, Lanark, Thurs. Nov. 22, (Renfrew Mercury says Nov 29) Catherine Perrett, wife of George Bond, in her 89th year. Native of Limerick, Ire., came to Can. as a young girl, father Thomas P., settling near Appleton. Married in Carleton Place Apr 15, 1858. 3 sons, 2 dau: Joseph & William, deceased: George, Sacramento, Ca., Mrs. R. R. Drysdale & Mrs. James Dobbie, Lanark, more....
THE ALMONTE GAZETTE Friday, November 30, 1917
Almonte friends of Mr. and Mrs. (Catherine Perrett) George Bond have heard with deep sorrow of Mrs. Bond's death at Lanark village last Thursday, at the great age of 88 years. She was a native of Limerick, Ireland, and was married to Mr. Bond at Carleton Place in 1858.
THE ALMONTE GAZETTE
Bond - Jacob, 36 years, 9 May 1873, Lanark Village (poisoned by wallpaper).
THE LANARK ERA Wed. July 29th. 1908
At Carleton Place, Wed. July 22nd, Margaret Donegan, relict of the late Jacob Bond, aged 63 years. Formerly of Lanark, her husband died in that place thirty five years ago. The family are: Harry, & Mrs. Jas. E. Bennett, of Carleton Place. Mrs. James Dobbie, and Mrs. George Bond, of Lanark, are relatives.
THE ALMONTE GAZETTE June 18, 1886.
We regret it becomes our duty this week to chronicle the death of one of Almonte's esteemed citizen and a gentleman favorably known throughout the whole district - Mr. Joseph Bond, Jr. - The sad event took place at his residence here early on Tuesday morning last, after a lengthened period of suffering from that terrible disease, softening of the brain. Although not unexpected, the news of Mr. Bond's demise was received with a deep feeling of sorrow by those who were intimate with him. He was 47 years of age. Up to a few years ago when he became affected with the malady that clung to him till death, he had been in the best of health and possessed a gentility of temperament that enabled him to carry a ray of sunshine wherever he went. He was born in Carleton Place, where he lived with his parents till he was about 17 years of age. He then went to Perth and learned the tinsmithing business from Mr. John Butter. He also spent a few years in the United States, perfecting himself in his trade and afterward started business here in Carleton Place and for a considerable time was highly successful. The nature of his trouble was such, however, that he was compelled to give up business entirely a year or two ago and since that time he went down gradually in mental and physical vigor. He leaves to mourn his decease a wife and five children to whom the sincere sympathy of the community is offered in their bereavement.
Bond - Joseph Jr., age 47, 8 June 1886, Almonte, obit. 18 June.
THE LANARK ERA Wed. Sept. 21st, 1904
At Ottawa, Friday, Sept. 16th, Mrs. Joseph Bond in her 62nd year. (Bridget Barnett)
THE LANARK ERA Wed. June 26, 1912
On Friday last in Chicago, Mr. William H. Bond, aged 69 years. A brother of Mr. Geo. Bond, of Lanark. Born in Carleton Place, he moved to Syracuse, NY some 45 years ago, and later to Chicago. In Syracuse, he married Miss Ida Hopkins. Two sons survive, George and William.
Oakwood Cemetery card (Syracuse, NY):
Bond, William H.
Born: 16 Jun 1842, bapt. cert.
Died: 14 May 1912, Chicago, Ill.
Int.: 17 Nov 1912, Syracuse, NY
Kin: Joseph & Henrietta Bond
SYRACUSE HERALD JOURNAL June 10, 1943
Mrs. Ida Hopkins Bond, mother of George H. Bond of this city and of Arthur B. Bond, of Skaneateles, died shortly after last midnight at her home in Skaneateles. The widow of William H. Bond, Syracuse hardware merchant for many years, she was 92 years old.
Mrs. Bond was the daughter of Barton Marsh Hopkins and Margaret MacDougall, lifelong residents of Onondaga County. Her father served at one time as county treasurer. She was born on June 2, 1851, in a house on South Warren Street where the Hotel Truax now stands. At that time the section was one of the fine residential districts of the city. She was ninth in descent from Stephens Hopkins, who came to America on the Mayflower.
While still a young woman, Mrs. Bond began teaching in public schools of the city, and was for many years principal of Jackson School. She was among the first educators to believe in discipline as a constructive rather than a punitive measure, and her work with difficult cases in the school is still recalled and warmly praised by older members of the school system. She visited homes of many of the underprivileged pupils of her classes, and through her efforts family conditions frequently were bettered.
At the time of her retirement, Mrs. Bond moved to Skaneateles where she has occupied the home in East Genesee Street which her grandfather, Dr. Judah B. Hopkins, built in 1822. She was the oldest member of the Portfolio Club and of the Plymouth Congregational Church in Syracuse.
Members of her family who survive, in addition to her two sons, are two grandchildren, Mrs. John D. Brockway, and Lt. George H. Bond, Jr., now serving with the U. S. Navy in the southwest Pacific, and six great grandchildren, George H. Bond Brockway and Francis Patricia Brockway, and Suzanne Silsby, Margo and Anita McAlpin and George H. Bond, 3d, all of this city.
Funeral services will be held at the home in Skaneateles at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon. The Rev. Frederick Schorge of Phoenix will officiate. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse.
Oakwood Cemetery, Lot 43 on Section 46.
Bond, Ida Hopkins
Born: 2 Jun 1851, Syracuse, NY
Died: 10 Jun 1943, Skaneateles, NY
Int.: 11 Jun 1943, Syracuse, NY
Kin: Barton M. Hopkins & Margaret MacDougall
Married: William H. Bond, 3 Oct 1872, Syracuse, NY
THE LANARK ERA Wed. June 3rd, 1914
Victoria, BC, Sat. May 30th, Eva Bond, wife of Senator Wm. Templeman, aged 67 years. The second daughter of the late Joseph Bond, she was born in Carleton Place, and married 45 years ago to Wm. Templeman, then proprietor of the Almonte Gazette. They had no family. Her surviving brothers and sisters are; George, Lanark; Robert, Ottawa; Mrs. I. Willoughby, Cardinal, Ont.; Mrs. John Thoburn, Almonte; Mrs. Samuel McAdam, Toronto; and Richard, of Walla Walla, Wash.
THE DAILY COLONIST Sunday, May 31, 1914
It is with very deep regret that we chronicle this morning the death of Mrs. Templeman, wife of Mr. William Templeman, editor and proprietor of The Victoria Daily Times, formerly a Senator of Canada and afterwards a Member of the House of Commons for Victoria and Minister of Inland Revenue in the Laurier Ministry. Mrs. Templeman was greatly esteemed by all who knew her. Of a somewhat retiring disposition, she never sought publicity, but until her heath failed, she dispensed a generous hospitality in her own home, which added to the esteem and respect entertained for her by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. During Mr. Templeman's official residence at Ottawa, the deceased lady made many friends there, all of whom will join with her numerous friends in British Columbia in lamenting her death and in sympathy for her husband. She possessed many excellent qualities of mind and heart and lived a life inspired only by a sense of duty. Her illness was prolonged, and if ever there was a case where suffering was borne with Christian fortitude, it was hers.
The Colonist extends to Mr. Templeman an expression of deep sympathy, and in doing so it knows it voices the sentiment of the whole community. While we do not wish needlessly to touch upon such matters of so personal and sacred a nature as the relations of husband and wife, we may, perhaps, be permitted to say the bond of union between them as, through long childless years they stood side by side amid all the vicissitudes, inseparable from a life largely devoted to public interests, was of a specially intimate and confidential nature. We feel the more justified in saying this because it a thought that is in everyone's mind, and we ask Mr. Templeman to accept it as indicative of the depth and sincerity of the sympathy of the whole community towards him. To the others who have been personally bereaved by Mrs. Templeman's death, we express a similar sentiment.
THE LANARK ERA Wed. November 18th, 1914
Victoria, BC Sunday last, Hon. William Templeman. He was born at Pakenham, Ont. Sept. 18th, 1844, of Scottish parents. In 1869, he married Miss Eva Bond, of Almonte, who died in June of this year. His parents were William Templeman and Helen Taylor. He founded the Almonte Gazette in 1867.
VICTORIA DAILY TIMES November 15, 1914
Hon. William Templeman Was Former Minister of Crown and Proprietor of The Victoria Times.
Community loses respected citizen
Life Crowned With Success, Was Devoted to the Interests of Country He Served Faithfully.
After less than two days serious illness, Hon. William Templeman, one of the most respected and prominent of Victoria’s citizens, passed away at his residence, corner of Simcoe and St. Andrews Streets, on Sunday afternoon. As late as last Friday he visited his office, chatted cheerfully with Friends, and, though complaining of a slight indisposition, expected that a little rest would remedy it. Saturday morning, however, found him worse, and later he became delirious. On Sunday he lapsed into unconsciousness, and at 3:20 p.m. succumbed.
Having been closely identified with the municipal and political activities of the community for thirty years, during which period he directed the policy of The Victoria Times, of which journal he was the proprietor, he had a wide circle of acquaintances. To his friends, and, in fact, to all among whom his name was recognized as a virile force in the affairs of Western Canada, the news of his death will come as a distinct shock. While he appeared to bear up under the blow sustained only four months ago by the demise of Mrs. Templeman with fortitude, those among whom he moved daily realized that his strength had been seriously shaken. His constitution was tried further only a short time ago by an operation, but his demeanour and cheerfulness on Friday led to the belief that complete recovery might be confidently anticipated. At that time he spoke of a trip to California and it was hoped that the climate of the South, together with the change, would effect a lasting cure.
Seventy Years of age
Hon. Mr. Templeman was seventy years of age, having been born at Pakenham, Lanark County, Ontario, on September 28, 1844. He was the son of William and Helen (Taylor) Templeman, natives of Scotland. His early education was received in schools of that district, and, when seventeen years of age old, he determined to obtain a knowledge of the printing business. The Herald, Carleton Place, was the first newspaper to which he was attached. There he served a four years’ apprenticeship, and, having been admitted to the craft, he proceeded to see something of the world and to obtain a fuller grasp of his business. Two years ago away (text not legible)
Returning to his native county, he established The Almonte Gazette. In his venture he was associated with Mr. R. J. Northgrave. The paper was a pronounced success. Under the conservative and yet enterprising , policy, which was to be one of Mr. Templeman’s characteristics in after life, the paper flourished. Commercially it paid its proprietors, and politically it proved a strong factor in the life of the county. It supported the policies of the Liberal party, and now, as it approaches the fiftieth anniversary of its inception, is considered one of the leading papers of that part of Canada.
Disposing of his interests in 1884, Mr. Templeman devoted six months to travel, again returning to Almonte , became the first clerk of the town on its incorporation. He also was secretary-treasurer of the North Lanark Agricultural Society for a number of years.
Comes to Victoria
Mr. Templeman’s connection with Victoria began in 1844, in the Autumn of which year he came to the Pacific Coast, and, after looking over the country, concluded that this city was the place, above all others, which he would prefer to make his permanent home. The Times had been rounded just six months prior to his coming, namely, on June 9, 1844, and Mr. J. C. McLagan, who later established The Vancouver World, was its proprietor. The young journeyman printer from Eastern Canada threw in his lot and with the infant journal, taking charge at the outset, of the mechanical department. As time went on, and with the composing and press rooms operating perfectly under his supervision, he began to take an active interest in the reportorial and editorial work. When Mr. McLagan went to the Terminal City it was quite natural that Mr Templeman should find himself in the commanding place with respect to the newspaper of which he soon acquired full control.
From that date to the present, The Times under Mr Templeman’s direction, has unswervingly
upheld the policies of the Liberal party. Himself a firm believer of the principles of the
Mackenzie-Blake-Cartwright school, it was characteristic that the passing years should strengthen rather than weaken his convictions. He immediately initiated the advocacy of the canons of the party to which he was so staunchly attached. Under his editorial guidance the work went on ceaselessly, and it was not long before his ability and perseverance began to achieve some success. His writing was not ornate, but his logic was forceful. There was no misunderstanding Mr. Templeman. What he had to say was couched in short sentences, in which were used few but good, wholesome Anglo-Saxon words. When he felt that there was occasion for criticism he hit from the shoulder, and when he believed that there was reason for commendation he was equally outspoken. In politics and in Municipal affairs a fair, open fighter, he had many adversaries, but there were none who did not admire and respect him as an opponent with a sincere belief in the worthiness of his cause.
Appeals to Constituency
Chiefly through the efforts of Mr. Templeman, those early Victorians who shared his political opinions Were in a position in 1891, on the occasion of the general elections, to contest the local seats. Mr. Templeman and Mr. William Marchant were the nominees of the organization. Their opponents were Hon. E. G. Prior and the late Thomas Earle. While the general sentiment of the West was too strongly against them to warrant even the faintest hope of success, they waged a plucky campaign. Again, in 1896, when Hon. E. G. Prior’s entry to the Ministry created a local vacancy, and later in the same year on the occasion of a general election, Mr. Templeman came before the Electors as the exponent of the principles of the Liberal party. In the latter effort he was associated with Dr. G. L. Milne and the late Thomas Earle, who, once more, were endorsed.
A year after the accession of Sir Wilfred Laurier to power Mr. Templeman was called to the Senate. This was in 1897, and he held the seat until February 25, 1902, when he was sworn in into the privy Council, of the same administration. For four years he was without portfolio, but on February 6, 1906, he became Minister of Inland Revenue in succession to Hon. L. P. Brodeur, now Mr. Justice Brodeur, of the Supreme Court of Canada, who took the portfolio of Marine and Fisheries. Resigning he became a candidate in this constituency, a vacancy having been created through the retirement of Mr. George Riley, who later became a senator. He was elected by a majority of 696. On May 3, 1907, Mr. Templeman was selected as Canada’s first Minister of Mines. Being defeated in 1908 the resignation of Mr. William Sloan allowed him to put in nomination in Comox-Atlin, which riding returned him by acclamation. He again contested this constituency in the last general election, supporting the then Government’s policy of reciprocity. He was one of the ministers to meet with defeat, and on October 6, 1911, he retired with Sir Wilfred Laurier’s administration and has not since been in public life.
Obtained Results
Mr. Templeman was not prone to make much of his achievements. He allowed results to speak and his endeavors to obtain them never ceased. In public office he was a conscientious worker. When appointed to the head of a department he lost no time in mastering the details of the business passing through his hands in order that he might the better suggest legislation tending to the advancement of the interests of the country. While Minister of Inland Revenue several measures of prime importance were carried through Parliament largely Trade in propriety or patent medicines of commercial feeding stuffs, an act which farmers have found beneficial. He also was prominently identified with the passage of an act prohibiting the importation, the manufacture and the sale of opium in Canada. As there had been considerable traffic in this drug among the Orientals and some white victims in British Columbia, it was hailed as a much needed reform throughout the West. Keen interest was taken by Mr. Templeman in the possibilities of the mineral resources of the Province.
It was at his instance that the Dominion authorities of the time decided to take a more active part in the promotion of the industry. As a first step in that direction a Department of Mines was created, and Mr. Templeman, at the request of his colleagues, took over that portfolio together with that of Inland Revenue. With the Department of Mines was incorporated the Geological Survey over which the minister exercised a supervision. In his capacity his first work was to secure a bounty on the production of lead in British Columbia, a policy which is said to have stimulated that branch of mining materially. He advocated the same course being followed with respect to the iron and steel industry, believing that it would help the development of the resources of Vancouver Island particularly, as well as those of the Province. During this time a body of engineers was sent from Ottawa to investigate and report on the iron deposits of the Island and their findings form an instructive and valuable advertisement of the wealth of this section of the Dominion. It was as a result of his advise that such men as Dr. A. P. Low and Mr. R. W. Brock, Deputy Minister of Mines, and head of the Geological Survey respectively, were given positions of responsibility in the civil service of the country.
Loyal to West
Always alive to the requirements of the district which he had adopted as his home Mr. Templeman was an active figure in the obtaining for the Pacific Northwest aids to navigation, which have since been so augmented as to make these waters safe from the maritime standpoint. When the dreadful disaster of The SS Valencia opened the eyes of Canadians to the necessity for such improvements, Mr. Templeman drew Government attention to the needs. Lights, buoys and beacons were placed wherever experts \recommended. These were followed by the introduction of a wireless system with stations at different points of vantage on the Island and the Mainland, and the securing of an appropriation for the construction of a wagon road along the coast of the Island. The latter work still is in process, and the policy of adequate “aids” both in buoys, etc., and wireless stations, has been adopted and elaborated by succeeding administration.
His position respecting the opening of the unsettled parts of Canada by railway construction was that, where such roads were necessary to enable the people to take up and cultivate the land, they should be subsidized by the Government. While he may have differed with others as to the immediate problem in hand his acquiescence in importance of finding a satisfactory solution was unquestioned. He is given credit with having had much to do with the Laurier Government’s determination that the Grand Trunk Pacific should continue from Alberta to an ocean terminal on the Pacific, thus opening a large part of the fertile North to settlement. By many Mr. Templeman had the misfortune to be misunderstood, his somewhat brusque manner leading some to form a wrong conclusion as to his temperament. Behind this was a heart which could never withstand an appeal for sympathy. Those who were close to him throughout his life in Victoria, and who are mourning his loss, know this best. His apparent gruffness was but skin deep, and back of it was a kindly nature and one that loved nothing better than straightforward dealing and rigid honesty. These latter were the two leading principles of his life, from which he never departed. Conversely there was nothing he despised more than hypocrisy. His was a character which attracts lasting friendship, and perhaps no higher tribute could be paid him. In his early days as a printer
he met the late Mr. John Houston, who later was well known as a member of the Provincial Legislature, and Mr. David M. Carley, of the Ladysmith Chronicle, was associated with him on The Almonte Gazette.
He was a member of the Oddfellows, the A.O.U.W., the Independent Order of Foresters, and the Knights of Pythias.
He is survived by a sister, Miss Marion Templeman; two nieces, Mrs. J. Charles McIntosh and Miss Josie McAdam, both residents of the city, and two nephews, Messrs. Robert and William Templeman whose homes are in Lanark County, Ontario.
The funeral has been arranged to take place on Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the late residence.
Many Tributes
His Honor Lieut-Governor Patterson said: “Grief over the death of the Hon. William Templeman will be universal from end to end of the Province. All must realize that British Columbia and Victoria have been deprived of the services of an earnest worker and faithful friend. Men of his type and high character are rare, and his loss will be long felt, not alone in this Province, but throughout the whole Dominion.” Hon. W. J. Howser, Acting Premier, in speaking of his death, said: “In the passing of Mr. Templeman there is a distinct loss to the citizenship of the country. He was a fine type of the old school of self-made Canadians, strong, sturdy and self-reliant, and his high sense of honor, as revealed in his public career, as well as his private life, deservedly won for him the unstinted esteem of all with whom he came in contact.” Mr. H. C. Brewster, leader of the Liberal Party in British Columbia, said that Mr. Templeman was a distinct loss to the public life of the country. The Liberal Party had loss one of its best and staunchest supporters, and one whose works would long survive. Through a long political career he had earned a reputation for sterling honesty and probity as well as single-minded devotion to the interests of the Province and the country. He concluded: “The Liberals of British Columbia will feel as keenly as I do the loss of Mr. Templeman. While, since the death of his wife, he cannot have had the same outlook on life as he had before, he might have had many years more to give counsel and assistance to it and to many who relied upon his sound sense and clear vision.” Referring to Hon. Mr. Templeman’s death Mayor Stewart yesterday added his tribute to the memory of the dead statesman. He said that Mr. Templeman was a man of fixed and resolute character and that his work had left an indelible mark on the city’s history. As the leader of one party in the city, he was more of a party man, being one who had the courage of his convictions and went into the public life to do his duty with unflinching determination. The Mayor stated that he had known him for years and seen him develop his business by strict adherence to the principles of integrity and unanswerving fair dealing.
Council’s Resolution
The death of Mr. Templeman was referred to in terms of sincere regret, and the sense of the loss the community has sustained was expressed in a resolution passed by the City Council last night. It follows:
That inasmuch as this Council has learned, with profound regret, of the lamented death of The Honorable William Templeman, who has for so many years been a conspicuous figure in the life of the city, and who has also served the country for a period of years as a Minister of the Crown in this Dominion, the city clerk be, and he is hereby instructed, to indite a letter of condolence to the relatives and friends of the late honorable gentleman, expressing the Council’s sympathy with them in their great bereavement and the sorrow felt by the Council at the loss of so distinguished and estimable a citizen.
“Mr. Templeman was a great friend of the shipping community.” Stated Capt. J. W. Troup, manager of the B. C. Coast Service of the C. P. R. “and personally I regret his death very, very much. While he was Minister I made several trips to Ottawa in connection with the lighthouse board and I found him most Interested and helpful in securing aids to navigation in British Columbia. He was instrumental in securing the installation of wireless stations on this Coast, the motor lifeboats for the West Coast of Vancouver Island, and the construction of the West Coast trail.”
One of Mr. Templeman’s old political friends, Dr. G. L. Milne, added his voice in tribute to his memory. “He was a man of honor and probity,” he said. “I am sorry to hear of his death. He was one of Victoria’s citizens who carried her fame into the national counsels and whom no consideration could turn from the path he felt to be just and true.”
Pastor J. G. Inkster, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. And Mrs. Templeman were Members, said on Sunday: “In the death of Mrs. Templeman four months ago this congregation lost one of the most loyal friends and now in the death of Hon. William Templeman we have lost one of our most generous supporters and our country has lost one of its noblest men. We extend our deepest sympathy to the sorrowing relatives.”
His inflexible integrity was the characteristic upon which Mr. A. B. Fraser, old political friend dwelt. No political change and no dismissal was perceived by him without proof that it was in the best interests of the country. If not the suave politician, he was amazingly faithful to his friends.
THE ALMONTE GAZETTE
Bond - Margaret Maxwell, 21 years 7 months, 11 July 1875, Lanark Village, wife of Richard N. Bond.
Received from: Bob Bond - [email protected] Posted 15 September, 2002.